RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROMACHINING HAVE PRODUCED SILICON-BASED GEARS, MOTORS, AND SENSOR PACKAGES THAT HAVE DIMENSIONS RANGING DOWN INTO THE HUNDREDS OF MICROMETERS (UM). ROBOTICS IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A MICROIZATION TREND, PRODUCING MINIATURE MOBILE ROBOTS AND MICRO MANIPULATORS WITH DIMENSIONS OF A FEW CENTIMETERS. SECTION ONE OF THIS PAPER GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE MICROMACHINING AND MICROROBOTICS INDUSTRY. SECTION TWO DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETIC ARRAY DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR A MICROROBOT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKING MICROROBOT TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
| Number of Pages : | 7 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
